Upgrading NetBackup for OpenStack
You can upgrade NetBackup for OpenStack from the previous release.
Prerequisites:
Before you delete the existing NetBackup for OpenStack virtual machine, take the backup of the configuration file
/etc/nbosjm/nbosjm.conf. You can use this file to apply the previous configuration changes to the new NetBackup for OpenStack virtual machine.All the snapshot jobs must be complete on the existing NetBackup for OpenStack virtual machine.
All the backup jobs must be complete on the existing NetBackup for OpenStack virtual machine. Mark the incomplete SLP jobs as complete on the NetBackup primary server.
List the incomplete SLPs:
nbstlutil stlilist -image_incomplete
Cancel the incomplete SLPs:
nbstlutil cancel -backupid
Delete the orphaned snapshots.
The upgrade does not preserve the following information:
Snapshot only protections
Email settings
Audit logs
Restored VMs data
The upgrade does not preserve the information from the following NetBackup for OpenStack database tables:
atomdetailsauditlogsflowdetailslogbooksrestore_metadatarestored_vm_metarestored_vm_resrestored_vms restores
To upgrade NetBackup for OpenStack
- Download the latest NetBackup for OpenStack packages from the download center.
- Spin up the new NetBackup for OpenStack virtual machine.
See Spinning up the NetBackup for OpenStack virtual machine.
- Run the following command to import the protections on any one of the NetBackup for OpenStack virtual machines.
nbosjm protection-import
The protection import job time-out is 10 minutes by default. To configure the time-out specify protection_import_job_timeout_in_mins=<minutes> in the
/etc/nbosjm/nbosjm.conffile. - Run the following command to see the status of the import job.
nbosjm get-protection-import-status
- Start the global job scheduler.
nbosjm enable-global-job-scheduler